Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in go-getter - CVE-2022-29810

 

Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in go-getter - CVE-2022-29810

Published: June 27, 2022 / Updated: June 28, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU64700
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29810
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to go-getter library can write SSH credentials into its log file. A local user with access to log files can read credentials in clear text, which may lead to privilege escalation or account takeover.


Affected software

go-getter
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly OpenShift Container Storage)
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

How to mitigate CVE-2022-29810

Install updates from vendor's website.

go-getter - update to 1.5.11
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes - addressed in versions 2.3.11, 2.4.5, 2.5.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 4.4.0
OpenShift Data Foundation (formerly OpenShift Container Storage) - update to 4.11.0
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - update to 4.11.0

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